Life

Gambles and Lavelle take Lake Stevens 70.3

Becky Lavelle and Joe Gambles won today's Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens event in Washington State. Gambles easily handled the men's field, while Lavelle was pushed to the line by a number of Ironman and 70.3 champions.

After trailing the super-swimmer from Hawaii, John Flanagan, out of the water, Gambles never looked back as he posted the fastest bike and run splits to take another 70.3 title after breaking the course record at Vineman 70.3 last month. Gambles got to the line more than seven minutes ahead of Jeffrey Symonds and more than 10 minutes up on Justin Park.

Lavelle was the fastest in the water and over the 13.1 mile run and held off Heather Wurtele (who had the day's fastest ride) for the win. Former Ford Ironman World Champion Michellie Jones was third fastest in all three disciplines to easily claim third ahead of former XTERRA world champ Melanie Mcquaid. Rounding out the top six were Samantha Warriner and Linsey Corbin.

To see live timing data from today's race, click on the coverage tab on the Lake Stevens page here on Ironman.com.